Medical Futurist August 22, 2023
Throughout the patient journey, the health data trail that ensues is a coveted commodity considering the growing digital health market. This will hold true for the future of the field as other technologies with promising healthcare applications such as artificial intelligence (AI) become more commonplace.
Key Takeaways
As more people use digital health devices and services, a trail of health data is created. Companies, in turn, utilize this data to enhance their products, generate IP, and in some cases, monetize it by selling or sharing with third parties.
Concerns arise about who owns IP in healthcare, with varied laws across countries allowing data use in ways not always transparent to patients.